Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tyson Foods, Inc.
Start: 2/17/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019021786 · 2/17/2019 · Tyson Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Location: 67240 Main Street, BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35031
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an air gun to blow and remove crumbs from the drip pan of a conveyor. The conveyor belt struck the air gun, pulling its trigger handle into a fixed conveyor support and pinching the employee's right little fingertip between the handle and the conveyor support.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown